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Published: yesterday
" In the absence of a published NSLP USDA Foods Rate of Assistance, school districts should use the 2024-2025 Rate of Assistance of $0.45 when calculating adult meal prices. If the rate increases for 2025-2026, districts are not required to adjust these prices.
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On July 24, meal reimbursement rates for the School Nutrition Programs were published in the Federal Register and subsequently posted on the applicable SquareMeals Reimbursement Rates pages. The Cash-in-Lieu value of USDA Foods and the USDA Foods Rate of Assistance, however, have not yet been published. School districts must factor in the Rate of Assistance when calculating the prices of adult meals. TDA is advising school districts to use the 2024-2025 rate of $0.45 when calculating adult meal prices, as this is the current value published at the beginning of the school year. School districts that establish their prices now will not be required to make an adjustment if the Rate of Assistance increases for the upcoming school year.
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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1. Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
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